Erik Mcdade

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<i>Yet another labor scandal hits Chinese supplier Foxconn.</i><p>According to a report by the Dongfang Daily, over a thousand Chinese university students from Xi’an Technological University were required to work in a Foxconn plant that manufactures the PlayStation 4 video game console.<p>The students were …

The subscription music-streaming service expands to rival mobile platforms and a free, ad-supported Web player.<p>Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Xbox Music streaming service with the launch of apps for the iOS and Android mobile platforms and free streaming on the Web.<p>Previously available …

Smartwatches are the tech industry’s topic du jour after Samsung launched its Galaxy Gear watch, while even Qualcomm got in on the act when it unveiled Toq. If seeing Qualcomm — which makes chips for countless smartphone companies, but has little awareness among consumers — launch a watch was …

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Long hobbled by clunky technology and often featuring old movies and television shows, the cable and satellite on-demand video services have been slow to catch on with consumers.<p>Now, the Rodney Dangerfield of TV technology is hoping wider distribution and programming enhancements aimed at luring …

In addition to a major PS Vita announcement, Sony's ongoing event in Japan has brought some less positive news for the home crowd. Japanese gamers have to wait until February 22nd to get hold of a PlayStation 4 -- three months later than the mid-November PS4 launch in the US. The console will be …

Sony has made its third announcement at the SCEJA Press Conference, and it’s arguably the most significant of the day.<p>The company has unveiled PlayStation Vita TV: a 6cm x 10cm gadget that connects to a TV to let users play Vita and PSP games, and access a broad range of entertainment services — …

Plus, Xbox One TV ad has no games (but the machine will get Unity support), Atari founder Nolan Bushnell worries about Nintendo<p>A selection of links, hand-picked by the Guardian games writers.<p>Japanese PS4 release date to be announced next week | MCV<p>This would have been inconceivable a few years …

Microsoft is taking aim at Spotify and other streaming services with free Web streaming of music and a larger portable device portfolio for subscribers.<p>Microsoft is ready to take on Spotify in the music streaming arena.<p>Its Xbox Music site (music.xbox.com) today begins free streaming of its 30 …

LG has unveiled a grand plan to dethrone Samsung as king of televisions. The Korean company is aiming for mass-market releases for its range of OLED and 4K UHDTV sets across the globe next year. Despite launching its OLED and 4K Ultra-high definition televisions in a few key markets already, LG …

Launched publicly last month, Mindsy is a new UK startup that’s building a Netflix-style service for consuming e-learning content, specifically online video courses. Instead of selling individual courses as per sites like Udemy and Skillshare, the company is repackaging some of the same premium …

Ahead of their release later this year, see how the launch titles, bundles and hardware for the Xbox One and PS4 compare.<p>Techradar takes a look at the latest information on the Playstation 4 and XBox One following the Gamescom gaming convention, including launch titles and bundles.<p>From the design …

Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play MOBA <i>Smite</i> begins its first beta in China this October under the name <i>Shen Zhi Hao Jie</i>, which translates to <i>Calamity of the Gods</i>, Interactive Entertainment deputy general manager Mars Hou announced during this week's Gamescom in Germany.<p>The game will later be made …

Redox Power Systems, a Fulton, MD-based start-up company founded last year, sealed the deal on a partnership with researchers at the University of Maryland to commercialize a potentially game-changing distributed generation technology.<p>Redox says that it plans to bring to market a fuel cell that is …

The Samsung smartwatch will be unveiled in early September, according to a report this week.<p>SamMobile, a website that covers Samsung news, reports that it has confirmed that the South Korean tech giant will unveil its rumored device on Sept. 4.<p>The unveiling will take place at the IFA annual …